Noisy ebike motors, time to get it sorted.

How far do you go before getting your motor serviced, if it's as noisy as this one it's time to get it repaired or replaced. Don' t forget always contact your dealer for advice before doing anything with your motor.
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[@Devonfisher]

My gen4 bosch cx only lasted 400 miles before it had to be replaced! love the videos keep em coming :)

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Thanks, will do!

[@ocbyn]

Dave, you sir are a star. Thank you for your videos. Just wish my bikes and I lived in Yorkshire now.

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Glad you like them!. if you get chance call in to say hello

[@ocbyn]

@@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic maybe one day, but I live over 250 miles south west of you on the Cornish coast. Will support the channel. Do you have an online shop?

[@steve9502]

Thx! DAVE. You have answered a lot of questions I have had:)

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Glad to help!, thanks for watching

[@mtbboy1993]

Can't you change the cones and bracing track? if not that sucks. but cartridge bearings would be better then. as you can swap them and hub is back to good performance.I am guess it's a Shimano cup and cone hub. What did you mena by bearings are black? do you mean the grease turned black? some times bearing track and bearings looks fine but the cones are ruined, I worked on a bike recently that had that, cone was indexed, but everything inside and the balls looked good.

[@raymondlynch5424]

Hi Mr Yorkshireman. Always very clear with your videos that we can understand what your explaining.👍 Here’s a silly question that I know you’ll be able to answer. Are brands of Electric motors interchangeable?

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Hi Raymond. Thanks for watching. no they are not interchangeable i'm afraid.

[@jorainer612]

I've git a hub motor and it's clanking loud and intermittent power failure now. Any tips or links to video? I know u should take it to a dealer but like to learn about whats wrong.

[@J0nny61]

My gen 3 CX Bosch sounded just like that before it was replaced under warranty. I had ridden it through the floods in 2019 and then sold it on. My 2021 Gen 4 hasn't been a bit of trouble in 2'800 miles.

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Hi Jon, Bosch do look after its customers, but so do Shimano and Specialized

[@J0nny61]

@@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic I'm pleased they do Dave; my point was that the Gen 4 is much more reliable than the Gen 3 unless you know different. My lad has a Vitus Sommet with the EP8 motor, which also seems reliable, he hasn't done anything like the mileage I've done, so time will tell.

[@321bytor]

Just enjoying a glass of Shimano wine whilst watching this great video! 😉

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Lol, thank you

[@ianmangham4570]

After 50 years of cycling Dave today I bought my first ever Air Fork, Its a rockshox recon 26" 100m SL quick release, so I'm excited 👍,I think it's a 2010 model but in mint condition so I'm hoping all is well ,bargain at £82 Ebay uk inc delivery, I thought better buy a rockshox second hand over a Chinese BELOMI thing 🤣👍

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Nice one, Thanks for watching

[@litz13]

This is very common for a mid drive e-bike; they're very very very hard on the drive train, requiring service more often. It's one advantage of a hub drive - the drive train is solely human powered, so the wear and tear is at usual routine maintenance intervals. (and if you have a direct drive hub motor they can be amazingly quiet)

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Hi, thanks for watching, true but rear wheels, spokes and rims need to be of high quality and high spoke tension, otherwise the torque destabilises the wheel.

[@matt45540]

Not to mention the torque delivery is entirely different. I wouldn't buy a rear hub mountain bike to go ride mountains. But I live on a flat island and have one on a cargo commuter bike. The mid drive is a game changer climbing

[@soundwave6769]

my 2014 bosch performance motor had over 10,000 miles on it and it still worked but the transfer gear was at the end of its life but has been serviced buy peter to keep going and now have a gen2 cx motor with kiox and new 500w batt but the only original parts are the frame front sus brakes and the ses haibike wheel tho its had about 30 bearings in it as they get binned as soon as they make a noise.

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

10,000 miles thats amazing, thanks for watching

[@newbeginnings8566]

If it needs a new motor and a basket of other parts (chain, derailleur, fork overhaul, cables, brake rotors etc, etc) then we might say it is not worth repairing.. No point in putting £1000 plus into a 5 year old, dated ebike that isn't even probably worth £1000.. But I'm sure Dave will give an honest review/estimate to the customer beforehand...

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Hi, Everything hinges on if the motor can be overhauled, I needed to have a quick look inside the motor to find out however customer wants to think about it.

[@islandaerial3414]

A couple of things they neglect to tell you about owning an eMTB: #1 It can be very addictive and you may ride it A LOT #2 eMTBs wear out parts like CRAZY. Get used to tearing apart bearings, cassettes, chains, tyres, spokes, derailleurs, air cans and especially brakes and brake bleeds. I get my fork serviced by pros. 😉

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Hi, thanks for watching and your comments. We get loas of first time owners that expect parts to last as long and an analog bike.

[@mariocutajar3833]

But does the bike motor can be fixed and repaired or just the one solution is to be changed ? Sometimes I wonder who sells these bikes knows how to fixed too , new technology for them for sure . Thanks for sharing i am from malta .

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Hi, thanks for your comment, sorry for the late reply.

[@PerfodDk]

seems like it should have been fixed long time ago ,,,, When my Bosch CX need service i will for sure send it to you , even if i live in Denmark.

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Hi, Thanks for watching and your comments, just let me know

[@OnlyDans848]

My bosch motor is smooth and quiet while pedaling but rattles like crazy whilst decending. 2021 scott ransom e ride. It's driving me crazy, i hate noisy bikes

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Hi, Thanks for watching and your comment

[@chriswatson2407]

The Yorkshire Bark Mechanic?

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Thank you for watching and your comments

[@MegaNayton]

How many miles has that bike done?

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Hi, it has 2,200km ridden. thats not a lot but if its been ridden hard and not maintained then thats a different story.

[@MegaNayton]

@@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic certainly looks like it was ridden hard and poorly maintained. That's not a lot of miles at all I was kind of expecting you to say it had done double that

[@uriramirez9131]

Mi bike make noise.When i go slow. After. I get fast. Noise is going. Help please

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Hi, Thanks for watching and your comments, needs to go to your bike mechanic

[@1ytcommenter]

sounds like a coffee grinder. :D

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Or a cement mixer, thanks for watching

[@ianmangham4570]

I'm early, DONCASTER WOZ ERE, have a gud'n Dave mate 👍🇬🇧❤🙏😎🤘

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Thanks Ian,

[@mots4179]

Wow you weren't kidding were you even you said it was noisy 🤣🤣🤣 sounds like an elephant on roller skates on a laminate floor!! 🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

one of the worst iv'e heard.

[@texfromro]

"that is a motor"... No.. that is a grindstone :))

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

certainly sounds like one

[@thepainterdude1]

the wifes electrc mixer's quieter than that motor

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

the building sites cement mixer is too

[@sachaquadrelli4674]

To what exent would it be worth fixing up a bike like this and at what point would you advise the customer that it might be better just to chuck it get a new one? I mean, 700 quid for a new motor potentially, a new wheel build (not cheap either), all the other bits and pieces, and you didn't mention the battery, because if he or she is sitting on the original one, there can't be much useful life left in that. Add it all up and you might have about half of what you need for new e-bike. Don't get me wrong, I love restoring and renovating old bikes myself, its just the financial consideration here, especially if you're having all done in a shop.

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Hi, thanks for watching and your comments